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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Middle Eastern >> Lebanese

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Put dates in a food processor & process until coarsely chopped, then add 4 tablespoons butter & continue processing until there is a smooth paste. | 2. Divide into 4 equal parts, then cover with plastic wrap & refrigerate. | 3. Stir yeast into 1/4 cup of the warm water & set aside for 10 minutes in a warm place. | 4. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, seeds & rest of the butter, working the butter into the flour with your hands. | 5. Add yeast water & 1/4 cup of the warm water & knead until the dough is supple & firm. | 6. Divide dough into 4 equal parts, roll into balls & let rest for 15 minutes. | 7. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. | 8. When dough has rested, roll out each ball of dough into a disk about 7 1/2 inches across & 1/2 inch thick. | 9. With your hands flatten one portion of the date paste into a smaller disk about 4 1/2 inches across, then lay it in the middle of the dough. | 10. Turn the edges of the dough over the filling & seal the dough, then turn the dough over & lay it on the prepared baking sheet. Pat with your hands to make as perfect a circle as you can. | 11. Make the other breads in the same way, then cover with plastic wrap & let rest for another 15 minutes. | 12. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. | 13. Brush breads with egg yolk & bake 25-30 minutes or until golden, then remove to a wire rack to cool, before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
date	8	ounces	pitted	639.5646	170.165	5.5565	0.8845
butter	1/2		unsalted divided	50.907	0.0043	0.0603	5.7588
active yeast	1 1/2	1/2		-	-	-	-
water	1/2	cup	divided	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
purpose flour	3 1/2	cups		-	-	-	-
sesame seed	1	tablespoon		85.5	3.9285	2.6715	7.2
anise seed	1	teaspoon		7.077000000000001	1.0504	0.3696	0.3339
egg yolk	1		beaten	54.74	0.6103	2.6962	4.5118

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.